Malaysia’s 3rd National Car: DreamEDGE + Daihatsu
After months of waiting and unfounded speculation, we finally have concrete information on Malaysia’s 3rd National Car. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
Malaysian Anchor Company: DreamEDGE Sdn Bhd
- HQ in Cyberjaya
- Founded in 2007
- Has over 150 engineers in employment
- Currently produces dental and healthcare products
- Has a history of working in Oil & Gas, Rail, Defense, Ship Building & Repair and Digital, motorsport R&D and EEV projects
- Company has developed robotics and AR work
- CEO Mr. Khairil Adri Adnan has worked in Japan for a decade as an engineer
Japanese Technology Partner: Daihatsu Motor Company
- Proven track record of working as tech partner in Malaysian automotive industry
- Has access to Toyota hybrid technology such as the 1.8 L 2ZR-FXE on the Daihatsu Mebius
- Is a part of the MONET Technologies umbrella with access to most Japanese-sourced future mobility technologies
- Has many exciting, upmarket, high-tech concepts floating around like the DN F sedan concept*, Hy Fun hybrid MPV Concept and the DN TREC crossover
*special thanks to Theophilus Chin for letting us use his render of a DreamEDGE DN F sedan as the Featured Image
Important notes from MITI’s Press Release
- Completely NEW Model with Advanced Technology
- Will be based on tech from a global partner
- Will be fully designed and developed by Malaysian engineers
- Upper Body, Interior, HMI systems, NVH, ride and handling will be done by Malaysians
About the Author
Subhash Nair Written work on dsf.my. @subhashtag on instagram. Autophiles Malaysia on Youtube.
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